Moldova warns EU countries of Russia's plans to disrupt diaspora vote – Reuters
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Sun, 03 Nov 2024 09:50:21 +0200
Moldova has informed several EU nations that Russia will try to disrupt the voting of Moldovan emigrants at polling stations abroad during the presidential election on Sunday.
Source Reuters, citing a source in the Moldovan government, as reported by European Pravda Details The source, who spoke anonymously, reported that Russia could target polling stations in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, Romania, the United States, and the United Kingdom in attempts to disrupt the vote, including through false reports of mining.
The goal is to interrupt the voting process during the bomb threat evacuation and check by the police.
We kindly ask you to apply procedures and protocols that do not interrupt the voting process, Moldova told several EU countries.
Moldovan voters residing in Western countries are largely seen as proEuropean, and they are more likely to support Sandu, who has advocated for Moldovas path toward EU membership.
The diaspora vote proved crucial to Sandus victory in the 20 October referendum, which confirmed the countrys aspirations for EU membership.
The referendum was held simultaneously with the first round of elections.
The source added that Moscow was transporting Moldovan citizens by plane and bus to Azerbaijan, Belarus, Trkiye, and Moldova in an effort to bolster the chances of Sandus opponent, Alexandru Stoianoglo.
Background Moldovan citizens are casting their votes in the decisive second round of the presidential election on Sunday, 3 November.
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